

“But in this case it does work out in a fairly straightforward way because there are thousands of existing copies out there, ready to meet that demand simply by being made available.” “Normally the secondhand market doesn’t play out quite this cleanly, since sellers can’t manufacture their product from scratch to meet new demand,” Romney said. As demand increases, people who have copies of these books will act to meet that demand. “The prices of the secondhand market are based in the basic equation of supply and demand. “I expect we will see more copies of these books appear on the resale market as owners begin to notice there is new demand for them,” she told the news outlet. Seuss Enterprises ceasing 6 books due to racist images Seuss books is just a demonstration of supply and demand. Rebecca Romney, CEO at Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm based in the Washington, D.C. ET on Tuesday.Ī copy of “The Cat’s Quizzer,” according to Newsweek, which the seller implies is from 1976, went from a $9.99 starting price listed Monday to a $510 bid as of 9:59 a.m. 26 on eBay and reached a $216 bid by 10:10 a.m. Newsweek did a search on that showed all six titles as “temporarily unavailable.” A copy of “Mulberry Street” was listed for $2.99 on Feb. Explore ‘Welcome to new world order’: Social media reacts to Seuss books canceled 23, was recently bid on 43 times (all on Tuesday) to reach a $395 value as of 10:35 a.m. “If I Ran the Zoo,” which was listed for 99 cents on Feb. A first-edition copy sold for $500, and others went for as much as $400. “On Beyond Zebra!” was being sold for hundreds of dollars on eBay on Tuesday. Now first-edition copies are exceeding $500, and more traditional copies are running between $300 and $400.

According to the Kansas City Star, “If I Ran the Zoo” was selling for between $5 and $10 last week. Just moments after the announcement, however, the books began flourishing on eBay. Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families,” it said. “Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr.
